Tina Kotek on June 24. The bill increases the cost of invasive species boating permits for motorized and non-motorized boats by $3 per year. More strikingly, it expands the ...

MONSON — Lake Stewards of Maine will host a live plant identification workshop at the Monson Community Center from 1-4 p.m.

The city of Austin plans to release roughly 350 fish to the waterway as a type of non-native plant has reappeared.

It’s Fourth of July weekend in the Lakes Region, and thousands are flocking to the area to enjoy our beaches, boating, and ...

The City of Austin is releasing 350 sterile grass carp into Lake Austin this week to help control the spread of hydrilla, an invasive aquatic plant that’s begun growing again in parts of the lake.